Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2023

Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 16, 20234 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2023, 2:15 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2023, 2:15 PM CST (20:15 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Duval County, TX, La Salle County, TX, McMullen County, TX, Webb County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 595 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
595 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-209 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Feb 16, 10:59 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 10:59 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 4:56 AM CST, 9 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
456 AM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-171100-
La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells-
Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio-Coastal Aransas-
Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-
Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
456 AM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Patchy fog early this morning over the Coastal Bend and Victoria
Crossroads, in advance of cold front.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect today for portions of the southern
interior Coastal Bend, the Brush Country, and over the Rio Grande
Plains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Wind Chills in the mid to upper 20s are anticipated for portions of
south Texas Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-171100-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
456 AM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Patchy fog early this morning over the bays and nearshore coastal
waters, in advance of a cold front.

A Gale Warning remains in effect this afternoon and tonight for the
offshore coastal waters.

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect today and tonight for the bays
and nearshore coastal waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to very strong offshore flow expected through Friday.
Frequent gusts to gale may occur over the offshore waters, with
occasional gusts to gale possible over the nearshore waters.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

87/HA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:29 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP42 hr
Feb 16, 4:08 AM CSTRed Flag WarningCRPBee, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more14 hr
Feb 16, 10:03 AM CSTWind AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg and 5 more8 hr
Feb 16, 12:17 PM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces5 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2023Every red flag warning in 2023

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.